that his son would slay him. Accordingly‚ when his wife‚ Jocasta bore a son‚ he exposed the baby on Mt. Cithaeron‚ first pinning his ankles together (hence the name Oedipus‚ meaning Swell-Foot)"(1). King Laius exercised his free will when he chose to believe that the prophecy would come true. Had he chosen to disregard the prophecy‚ then Oedipus would have known who his parents were and would not have murdered King Laius or married Jocasta. If mans future is predestined then it would not matter
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majority of Oedipus Rex revolved around Oedipus frantically searching for proof‚ which hid his desperate denial of the revelation. The majority of Oedipus’ actions ended in a futile attempt‚ considering the piling evidence against him. From the age of Jocasta‚ to the murder of a man whom happened to be in the same area the king died‚ to the rumor that Polybus withheld no blood relation- Oedipus had no justification for the manner in which he conducted himself. Yet‚ the inexplicable behavior of Oedipus’-
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issues; not knowing who his real parents were was eating him alive. However‚ Oedipus had an opportunity to find out who they were and he was going to do that under any circumstance. His wife Jocasta knew the truth‚ but she could not bear to tell him‚ knowing that she was undoubtedly his mother. When Jocasta told Oedipus that her son she had by Laius had been born to kill his father that made Oedipus second guess a lot of things‚ about himself‚ the curse and most importantly his family. The story
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By these actions‚ it is possible to live peacefully within the world. In Oedipus the King‚ Jocasta urges Oedipus to stop seeking out his own fate: “O Oedipus‚ God help you! God keep you from the knowledge of who you are!” (Sophocles‚ Oedipus the King‚ 1068). In his early years‚ Oedipus had heard a prophecy from the oracle at Delphi that foretold
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Major Works Data Sheet Oedipus the King Title: ________________________________ Sophicles Author: ______________________________ Date of Publication: ____________________ Around 450 BC Tragic Drama/Theater Genre: _______________________________ Historical information about the setting The work was written around 450 BC‚ a time of high Greek culture where literature and drama were placed at the forefront of society. Sophocles was a key player in this movement‚ and his plays were performed
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to separate the truth from lies. When he asked Jocasta about Laios’s murder‚ it further uncovered his fate because she made him doubt his innocence even more and revealed that there was a servant that could put an end to his doubts. Lastly‚ calling on the servant led Oedipus to uncover the truth since he confirmed that Oedipus was the murderer of the king .Therefore‚ Oedipus’s fate was disclosed by his own actions of calling on Teiresias‚ asking Jocasta about Laois’s death‚ and calling on the servant
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Polybus. In lines 1030-1420 the truth is revealed‚ he is indeed the son of Jocasta. The origins of this play oblige the question about precognition and anticipation. The audience‚ who knew the myth‚ would know from the start far more than Oedipus himself‚ a firm example of dramatic irony. Furthermore‚ one of the themes the play considers as a corollary is whether or not you can escape your fate. In trying to murder her son‚ Jocasta finds him reborn as her husband. Running from Corinth‚ from his parents
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murdered King Laius. Teiresias says that Oedipus is the murderer‚ and that he is living with the same blood he came from. Oedipus does not believe the blind seer and sends him away. His wife‚ Queen Jocasta
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from home‚ he‚ unknowingly‚ kills his father and when he arrives at Thebes‚ Oedipus is able to solve the riddle of the Sphinx thus filling himself with pride. The people of Thebes crown Oedipus as their king and Oedipus marries the queen of Thebes‚ Jocasta. However‚
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Name: _________________________________________________________________ Antigone: Prologue 1. Circle the names of the four children of Jocasta and Oedipus: a. Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polyneices‚ Eteocles b. Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polyneices‚ Eurydice c. Antigone‚ Haemon‚ Polyneices‚ Eteocles d. Antigone‚ Haemon‚ Teiresias‚ Eteocles 2. Circle the points of conflict mentioned in the Prologue. You may circle more than one answer: a. Creon has
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